Interviews about "The Nearness of You" benefit concert and the new play "The Sweet Spot"

By Doug Doyle

Published February 1, 2024 at 1:12 PM EST

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The Nearness of You benefit concert will be held on February 6 at The Appel Room in NYC

On the January 27 WBGO Journal....

WBGO’s Daybreak host Gary Walker chats with Susan Brecker about the fourth annual “The Nearness of You” benefit concert honoring the legacy of the late great saxophonist Michael Brecker. The event at Jazz at Lincoln Center's The Appel Room in New York City also raises founds for cancer research.

Susan Brecker chats with her friend WBGO's Gary Walker about The Nearness of You Concert on February 6. — Susan Brecker chats with her friend WBGO's Gary Walker about *The Nearness of You Concert* on February 6.

The star-studded lineup features Elvis Costello, Diana Krall, Dianne Reeves, Christopher Cross, Branford Marsalis, Randy Brecker and many others.

The performers of the fourth annual "The Nearness of You" benefit concert honoring the legacy of Michael Brecker

And then WBGO's film critic Harlan Jacobson speaks with his long-time friends, actors Joel Leffert and his wife Nancy Nichols who are stars of a new play called The Sweet Spot, centering around important decisions an older couple have to make.

Nancy Nichols and her husband Joel Leffert chat with WBGO's Harlan Jacobson